Anker House (Budapest)

Hungary / Budapest / Budapest / Anker Lane, 1
 apartment building, historical building
The Anker House was the the first block of flats in Budapest (1907), offering home for many people. Its name was given after its constructor, the "Anker Life and Pension Insurance Company". Ignác Alpár was the designer of this building.
The company desired a remarkable front for its promotions, so the plan of the building had two towers on both corner and tent-shaped roof ornamented with sculptures on the edges. Alpár substituted the roof with a huge pyramid, therefore he was strongly criticized by the the authority of the city.
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Coordinates:   47°29'52"N   19°3'19"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago